ANNUAL REPORT 2015

MISSION 2015MAJORACHIEVEMENTS

VISION

WHAT WE VALUE

ILBIJERRI Theatre Company creates challenging and inspiring theatre by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists that gives voice to our cultures.

Our voices are powerful in determining the future of Australia. Our cultures are respected, celebrated and embraced.

2015 VICHEALTH AWARDBuilding Health Through Arts

2015 DRAMA VICTORIA AWARDBest Performance by a Theatre Company for VCE Drama - BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY

BEAUTIFUL ONE DAYInternational premiere in London

NORTH WEST OF NOWHERESeen by 2275 at-risk young people across Victoria

TANDERRUMKulin ceremony performed in central Melbourne for the third time

EXTENDED SCHOOL RESIDENCY100 Grade 3 & 4 students at Forest Street Primary School participated

MARGUKComprehensive online education resource produced to support BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY

THE POWER OF INDIGENOUS VOICESWe work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers (writers, directors, actors, key creatives, theatre practitioners) to tell our stories through high quality theatre as a continuation of our culture.

INDIGENOUS PROTOCOLS AND WAYS OF WORKINGWe respect our people, community and artists by working in accordance with the protocols of our own community, and those whose country we are working on.

SELF-DETERMINATIONWe ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people drive all key decision making processes within ILBIJERRI.

RESPECTWe always give our fullest respect to our people, our Elders, our culture and country and to all peoples with whom we share our land.

INDIGENOUS DIVERSITYWe respect, celebrate, and embrace the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, our stories, our culture and our experiences.

MESSAGE FROM THEPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE PRODUCERILBIJERRI saw another exciting year of growth in 2015 as we took Black theatre to new audiences around Australia and the world.

We commenced the year with BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY, the critically acclaimed story of Palm Island. We shared this deeply moving story with audiences across Victoria, before heading to London in June for a season at the Southbank Centre as part of the Origins Festival of First Nations. This allowed us to raise awareness of Aboriginal deaths in custody to an international audience.

Later in the year BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY was programmed at the Brisbane Festival, alongside North American works examining the Black Lives Matter movement. This allowed us to further explore our shared struggles in an international context.

This year we also shared BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY with the most important audience of all – the Palm Island community who helped create it. With generous support from over 200 individual donors, we presented a free community performance of BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY on the island as part of the Bwgcolman Youth Festival & Palm Island Spring Fair.

Supported by the Victorian Government Department of Health & Human services, NORTH WEST OF NOWHERE again proved itself as an effective educational tool in empowering Indigenous young people to negotiate respectful relationships and take control of their own sexual health.

In October 2015 we continued our partnership with the Melbourne Festival and presented TANDERRUM. Now an established element of the Festival, TANDERRUM supported Elders to lead the Eastern Kulin Nations in sharing their traditional ceremonial practices with contemporary audiences.

Our education program, MARGUK, was piloted in 2015. Along with the creation and delivery of a sophisticated school residency, we also developed educational resources alongside our work, and positioned ILBIJERRI as innovators in the arts learning landscape. MARGUK opens up a dynamic dialogue between young people and teachers around Indigenous issues, which we look forward to continuing.

ILBIJERRI continues to empower Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Australians by amplifying the voices of our Indigenous artists, both at home and overseas. We are extremely proud of our work, and we look toward to 2016 with great anticipation.

Gavin SomersPresident

Simeon MoranExecutive Producer

MESSAGE FROM THEARTISTIC DIRECTORAustralia has a Black history. It is home to the oldest continuous living cultures on the planet. Some 80,000 years of stories, song and dance and over 500 language groups belong to this country. However, the impacts of colonisation have been nothing short of devastating, and are still with us today.

Modern Black theatre was born out of the fight for justice, land rights and sovereignty. It was a powerful tool to make politicians take notice, and to inspire, educate and galvanise our people and supporters. We acknowledge that the fight goes on, and pay tribute to those who paved the way and have made our current industry possible. My father, Bob Maza was amongst those who established the first modern Black theatre companies in Australia in the early 1970s - first Nindethana in Melbourne, and then the National Black Theatre in Sydney. In 1991, ILBIJERRI was forged from the same fire. A group of community members sought to reclaim authorship of our stories, challenge stereotypes, and celebrate who we are and our place in this country.

Our work as Indigenous artists is critical to Australia’s contemporary theatre discourse and to Australian national narratives more broadly. We counter the negative tropes and destructive stereotypes not only by confronting them, but by humanising and giving visibility to Indigenous people and stories, and by celebrating Indigenous lives, struggles, victories, survival, resistance and agency.

Today ILBIJERRI continues to create provocative and powerful theatre that illuminates the true history of Australia. Theatre that asks how we can build a better future. We continue to create work that addresses universal stories and experiences. We drive international discourse between First Nations artists. We advocate for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander performers and arts workers, build the capacity of our sector, develop new partnerships, reach new audiences both locally and internationally, and make a vibrant contribution to the canon of Australian theatre.

My provocation to my fellow artists is to be brave, to go beyond what they already know, to push the form, to be rigorous in their artistic practice and, perhaps most importantly, to have fun!

In 2015 we lived up to our values and we are very proud to share our achievements with you.

Rachael MazaArtistic Director

This year BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY toured extensively. We started the year with presentations across Melbourne and regional Victoria before heading to London for its international premiere. BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY also had the opportunity to head to its home state with a very special presentation on Palm Island ahead of its Queensland premiere at the Brisbane Festival.

VICTORIAN REGIONAL TOUR15 April – 2 May 2015Number of performances: 10Number of audience: 2030

ORIGINS FESTIVAL OF FIRST NATIONS,THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE, LONDON24 & 25 June 2015 Number of performances: 2Number of audience: 342

QUEENSLAND TOUR5 - 26 September 2015Number of performances: 6Number of audience: 679

CREATIVE TEAMDevisor/AV Designer Sean BaconDevisor/Performer/Cultural Consultant Magdalena BlackleyDevisor/Performer Kylie DoomadgeeDevisor/Performer Paul DwyerDevisor/Director Eamon FlackDevisor/Performer Rachael MazaDevisor/Performer Jane PheganDevisor/Performer Harry ReubenDevisor/Dramaturge David WilliamsRehearsal Director Kylie FarmerSound Design & Composer Paul PrestipinoSet & Costume Design Ruby Langton-BattyLighting Design Frank MainooStage Manager Brock BrocklesbyProduction Manager Glenn Dulihanty (Victoria & London) & Natasha James (Queensland)AV Operator James Lipari (Victoria) & Sean Bacon (London & Queensland)Technical Manager Glenn Dulihanty (Palm Island)Sound Operator Paul Prestipino (Palm Island)

BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY is a co-production with Belvoir and was originally developed and produced with the support of the Balnaves Foundation. BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY was supported by the Australian Government through the Ministry for the Arts Indigenous Culture Support program and the Australia Council, and by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY

Adeline TeohAlex KellyAlice NagyAlicia TalbotAlysha HerrmannAmy HardinghamAndrew DwyerAnnette VBarry KayBayden ClaytonBeau McCaffertyBeth McMahonBillie ParsonsBrenna HobsonBridget FaheyBronwen ScottBruce FisherCaris HarperCarmel KozolupCarol CroweCarolyn PoonCatherine HillierCaz FavierCelia KarpfenChelsea HughesChris ThompsonClaire HagganClare KeatingClaudia ChidiacColleen TurnerCollette BrennanCourtney ScheuCraig HarrisonDan GregsonDaniela FarinacciDarcie Kane-PriestleyDavid RydingDavid McLeanDavid WilliamsDebbie DwyerDebraDebra LewisDiana PittockDominique SweeneyDonna HannanDrum TheatreElizabeth Long

Emilie CollyerEmily RoseEmma HallEsther AnatolitisEvie JeebiesFaye GinsburgFiona BeckwithFiona CollinsFiona WinningGabriella RaetzGary SingerGenevieve GrievesGreg HordacreGretel TaylorGretel TaylorHarriet McKernHelen BennettHelena GrunfeldIan RobertsIrene GaleIsabel MettlerJaclyn BootonJacobie JaneJan Loquet WestlakeJane PheganJane WoollardJannine EldredJasmin AtelyJenny BatesJess AndresenJessie DeaneJo DalyJodie KinnersleyJoh LyonsJohn BoltonJohn HughesJohn N BrysonJosephine KeenJosh RichardsJudy HortonJulia VaughanKamarra WykesKareena GayKate GillickKate LewerKathryn OsborneKathy von Pein

Katie LohnerKeith DeverellKim KrugerKylie FarmerLaura HughesLauren BokLeanne de SouzaLeon ParkerLillian CoveLinda GaleLinsey PollakLiz JonesLofty NickersLouana SainsburyLouise PartosLucy ShepherdLyndon TerraciniLynore Karen GeiaMarcia FergusonMarcus WestburyMari LoureyMaria GriffinMary HarveyMegan RobertsMeghan BourkeMelissa BrooksMelissa KramerMelissa SweetMerryn CarterMic GruchyMichael McKeonMike McEvoyMiranda McCallumMonica McDonaldMoniqueMorgan SmallboneNatalie ParlettaThe Neuk FoundationNigel GilesNigel HowardNigel MacleanNina WelshOlga NowickaPatsy HillPaul DwyerPaul PrestipinoPella Shalvey

Phil BourneRebekah LautmanRhiannon MondavRichard HawkesRick ChenRinske GinsbergRobina BurtonRos GoldRose GiannoneRosemary WhiteRowena SouthgateRoxanne MooreSally RichardsonSally RossSam FroudistSamantha BlairSamara PittSandra WillisSandy CollinsSarah ParsonsShifrah BlusteinShinen WongSimeon MoranSophia HallStacyStephanie LyallStephen ArmstrongSue HackettSue LentonSue MetzenrathSue MillikenTahni FroudistThom BrowningTim RobertsonTom GutteridgeTom WeaverTom William FrancisTracey RigneyVictoria OsborneWallace McKitrickWanda LusstWayne R BlairWendy McMahonYana TaylorYoni PriorZessie LloydAnonymous x 21

We could not have taken the show to Palm Island without the generous support of our crowdfunding donors who helped take BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY home.

Thanks to Crumpler and Hardie Grant Books for their support of our crowdfunding campaign.

‘BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY lets Palm Islanders tell their own story and it seeks to listen and to understand.

That way change might follow.’WHAT’S ON STAGE, LONDON

TANDERRUM (Kulin for ceremony) is a celebration of the ground we stand on and the ancestors who walked it before our time.

This powerful event brings together Elders from the five clans of the Eastern Kulin, the Wurundjeri, Boon Wurrung, Taungurung, Dja Dja Wurrung and the Wadawurrung, to celebrate their rich cultural heritage and formally open the Melbourne Festival.

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL8 October 2015Number of performances: 1Number of participants: 140Number of audience: 3000

CREATIVE TEAMFacilitated by ILBIJERRI Theatre Company

ELDERSWurundjeriAunty Diane Kerr & Aunty Irene MorrisBoon WurrungAunty Carolyn Briggs & Aunty Fay Stewart-MuirTaungurungAunty Bernadette Franklin & Uncle Larry WalshDja Dja WurrungUncle Hurtle Atkinson, Aunty Fay Carter & Aunty Linda FordWadawurrungUncle Bryon Powell

DJIRRI DJIRRISWurundjeriMandy NicholsonBoonwurrungMarbee Williams (Mentored by Richie Hallal)TaungurungAngela ten Buuren & Hannah Morphy-WalshDja Dja WurrungWendy Berick, Ricky Nelson & Trent NelsonWadawurrungTammy Gilson

Artistic Director Jacob Boehme Artistic Mentor Rachael MazaChoreographers Jacob Boehme & Mariaa RandallComposer James HenryMusical Direction Emma Donovan & Deline BriscoeVisual Artist/Designer Maree ClarkeDramaturge Kamarra Bell-WykesVoice Over Artist Uncle Jack CharlesProducers Lisa Parris (ILBIJERRI) & Edwina Lunn (Melbourne Festival)Production Managers Ilana Russell (ILBIJERRI) & Gene Hadley (Melbourne Festival)Stage Manager Brock BrocklesbyAssistant Stage Managers The Marruk Project: Daniel Bucks, Jeremiah Kirby, Bayden Clayton, Latiesha Chaplin, Cianna Chaplin, Joanne Chaplin, Indyca Adams, Temicka Williams, Imparja Pettit & Shania SinclaireEvaluation Staff Maurial Spearim, Ian Michael & Gabrielle Stannus

TANDERRUM was presented by Melbourne Festival in association with the Bardas Family Foundation. TANDERRUM was support by VicHealth, the City of Melbourne, the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, the Koorie Heritage Trust, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, The Alfred Felton Bequest and Newsboys Foundation.

TANDERRUM

‘There is a spiritual experience one has when performing music and sharing it with others… In the climactic finale of TANDERRUM, we invited thousands of people to dance together in unison while allowing for their own personal expression, in the hope that people could feel this connective and inclusive energy. As thousands of audience members moved around the Square, each in their own way, it was clear that this energy was felt.’JAMES HENRY, TANDERRUM COMPOSER

In July and August we toured our health education show NORTH WEST OF NOWHERE to schools, prisons and communities across Victoria. NORTH WEST OF NOWHERE was written specifically for secondary school audiences. It is a raw and honest production that takes a fresh approach to raising awareness of sexual health and the importance of respectful sexual relationships. The tour was launched at the Department of Health & Human Services and was also performed at the Centre for Excellence in Rural Sexual Health’s SEXrurality Conference in front of rural sexual health workers, leaders and researchers. For the first time the show was also accompanied by an Indigenous Health Worker who was able to facilitate post-show discussions and connect young people with relevant local health services.

VICTORIAN REGIONAL TOUR21 July – 14 August 2015Number of performances: 31Number of audience: 2275

TOUR VENUESCERCH - Rural Sexual Health Conference Crusoe College East Loddon P- 12Malmsbury Youth Justice CentreCastlemaine Secondary College Middleton PrisonLoddon Prison Northern Bay College - Hendy st Campus Northern Bay College - Tallis St Campus Colac Secondary College Camperdown Secondary College Terang Secondary CollegeMortlake College Brauer College Warnambool CollegeHawksdale Secondary College Casterton High School Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-op Tyrrel College Sea Lake Wedderburn College Wycheproof P- 12 College Manor Lakes College Essendon Keilor College – Essendon CampusHanover Welfare Services Thornbury High School Copperfield College - Kings Park CampusReservoir High Copperfield College - Syndenham CampusParkdale Secondary College

CREATIVE TEAMWriter Kamarra Bell-WykesDramaturge John RomerilDirector Rachael MazaPerformers Carly Sheppard, Ian Michael & James HenrySet & Costume Designer Emily BarrieSound Designer James HenryChoreography Carly SheppardTour & Stage Manager Brock BrocklesbyHealth Worker Tarneen Onus-Williams

NORTHWEST OF NOWHERE was supported by the Victorian Government, through the Department of Health & Human Services.

NORTHWEST OF NOWHERE‘I have had a number of students make appointments to see me about their sexual health after the performance and I am certain it was the production that prompted them to see me and seek advice about STI check-ups and STI prevention.’SECONDARY SCHOOL NURSE, CASTLEMAINE SECONDARY COLLEGE

BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY Education Resource

The BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY Education Resource is designed to provoke and support students as they journey through the world of the play. It is an engaging and comprehensive resource that supports the inclusion of BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY on the VCE Drama Unit 3 Playlist.

www.beautifuloneday.com.au

In 2015 the MARGUK program also produced Education Resources for NORTH WEST OF NOWHERE and TANDERRUM.

Extended School ResidencyMay – August 2015Number of participants: 100

We partnered with Forest Street Primary in Wendouree, Ballarat to deliver an Extended School Residency. Forest Street Primary is a focus school for Koorie education in Victoria.

The Extended School Residency was a two-term performing arts project working with 100 Grade 3 and 4 students to explore the theme of connectedness. Two professional Indigenous performing artists from ILBIJERRI were residents at the school throughout the project, working with the students to explore the theme “Are You Connected?” This included connection to others, nature, community, history and learning.

Resident Artists Melodie Reynolds-Diarra & Nikki Ashby

The Extended School Residency was supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the Real Insurance Real Needs Community Grants Program.

“We have been exposed to things that we would have never known about and this has inspired us to find out more.”HANNAH, AGE 9, FOREST STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENT

Workshops & Presentations

Throughout 2015 the MARGUK program ran workshops and presentations for teachers, educators, students, artists and Indigenous youth across Australia. These included:Australia Council Arts Learning ForumRegional Arts Victoria Creative Leadership ProgramDrama Australia & New Zealand International ConferenceDrama Victoria State ConferenceTeaching and Learning Australia SymposiumUniversity of Melbourne Graduate School of EducationBlack Border Theatre EnsembleDeadly in Gippsland

MARGUK Education Reference Group

The MARGUK Education Program Reference Group was established to provide guidance and advice to ILBIJERRI and help direct the Education Program moving forward. This group is made up of the following representatives, all leaders in drama education, Indigenous education or Indigenous theatre:Suzie CordellEducation & Families Manager, Regional Arts VictoriaMeg UptonArts Education ConsultantVaso ElefsiniotisPolicy & Research Officer, Victoria Aboriginal Education Association Inc (VAEAI)Aunty Vera BriggsLocal Aboriginal Education Consultative Group, Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc (VAEAI)Bebe BeckhouseDirector, Indigenous Arts and Management AustraliaChristine EvelyEducation Manager, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)John Wayne ParsonsSchools & Community Liaison Officer, The Wilin Centre, University of MelbourneJohn PattenSenior Koorie Programs Officer, Bunjilaka Aborignal Cultural Centre, Museums VictoriaDarcie Kayne-PriestlyHead of Drama, Ruyton Girls’ SchoolSophie RudolphMelbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

MARGUK Facebook Page

The MARGUK Education Program has a Facebook Page for educators, students and artists to have a forum to share ideas, ask questions, promote work and feel supported when engaging with Indigenous theatre in the classroom.

www.facebook.com/MargukEducation

MARGUK: ILBIJERRI EDUCATION PROGRAM

MARGUK is supported by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation & Gandel Philanthropy.

‘This program has the potential to create great change in the understandings of Indigenous issues in the future generations as well as strengthening the relationships between Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal Australia.’EMILY ATKINS, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS,

DRAMA VICTORIA

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENTBLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR

BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR is a new solo work by Jacob Boehme.

Jacob Boehme is a Melbourne born and raised choreographer, dancer and emerging writer of Narangga and Kaurna heritage (South Australia). In 2014 Jacob took part in the inaugural ILBIJERRI Black Writers Residency.

BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR takes the form of a series of physical monologues and is an autobiographical account of living as a gay Aboriginal man with HIV. BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR has been in development since 2013.

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENTFebruary - December 2015

SHOWINGFriday 27 FebruaryLindsey Cattermole Studio, Victorian College of the ArtsNumber of audience: 31

CREATIVE TEAMWriter/Performer Jacob BoehmeDirector Isaac DrandicChoreographer Mariaa RandallSound Designer James HenryVideography Keith DeverellSpatial Designer Jenny HectorScenography Joe MercurioDramaturge Chris MeadMovement Consultant Rinske GinsbergStage Manager Brock Brocklesby

The BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR creative development was supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, the Ministry for the Arts Indigenous Culture Support program and the Ministry for the Arts Indigenous Arts & Languages Projects and the City of Melbourne.

LUSH LIFE

Surrounded by family and music, Wilma Reading had a typical childhood. This changed when at age 16 she was discovered whilst singing in a café for her friends. Wilma believed race and gender were no barrier to her ambition. LUSH LIFE charts the rise of a young Indigenous singer, contrasted against the complex race politics and social upheaval of 1960s Australia. When Wilma sang, she could be anyone she wanted to be. Wilma toured the world, appearing regularly on TV. She sang for the troops in Vietnam and was performing in Berlin as the wall came down. With determination and resilience, Wilma Reading created a successful singing career that continues to this day.

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENTFebruary - October 2015

READINGSunday 13 December 2015Arena Theatre Company

CREATIVE TEAMWriters Wilma Reading & Jane BodieDirector Rachael MazaMusical Director Lou BennettPerformers Wilma Reading, Ursula Yovich, Mathew Cooper, Mark Constable, Melodie Reynolds-Diarra, Oscar Redding, Kevin Keirnan-Molloy, Matt Hadgraft & Lisa MazaMusicians Hugh Stuckey, Julien Wilson & Darrin ArcherSet & Costume Designer Marg HorwellAV Designer Sean Bacon

The LUSH LIFE creative development was supported by the Australian Government through the Major Festivals Initiative, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals and Melbourne Festival, the Ministry for the Arts Indigenous Culture Support program and the Ministry for the Arts Indigenous Arts & Languages Projects, Arts Centre Melbourne and the City of Melbourne.

WHICH WAY HOME

WHICH WAY HOME is a contemporary story drawing on Katie Beckett’s personal memories as an Indigenous woman growing up with her single father in Suburban Queensland. Underpinning the social and political, WHICH WAY HOME gives profound insight into the father daughter relationship and questions the necessity of gendered roles in parenthood. This is a personal story of resilience, addiction, loss and triumph.

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENTMarch - December 2015

READINGThursday 10 December 2015Arena Theatre Company

CREATIVE TEAMWriter/Performer Katie BeckettPerformers Tony Briggs, Carly Sheppard & Monica McDonald Director Rachael MazaDramaturge Jane Bodie

The WHICH WAY HOME creative development was supported by the Australian Government, through the Australia Council, the Ministry for the Arts Indigenous Culture Support program and the Ministry for the Arts Indigenous Arts & Languages Projects, the City of Melbourne and Playwriting Australia.

PRODUCTIONHISTORY2015BEAUTIFUL ONE DAYVictorian Regional Tour, Origins Festival of First Nations London, Palm Island & Brisbane Festival

EXTENDED SCHOOL RESIDENCYForest Street Primary School

NORTH WEST OF NOWHEREVictorian Regional Tour

TANDERRUMMelbourne Festival

2014JACK CHARLES V THE CROWNThe Barbican, London & Dublin Theatre Festival

LITTLE BLACK BASTARDMelbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

12th VICTORIAN INDIGENOUS PERFORMING ARTS AWARDSMelbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

NORTH WEST OF NOWHEREVictorian Regional Tour

CORANDERRKDarebin Arts Speakeasy

TANDERRUMMelbourne Festival

ILBIJERRI WRITERS RESIDENCYLa Mama Courthouse

2013JACK CHARLES V CROWNNational Regional Tour

BODY ARMOURVictorian Regional Tour

TANDERRUMMelbourne Festival

BEAUTIFUL ONE DAYArts House

CORANDERRKBelvoir

BLACK WRITERS LABArts House and Swan Hill

2012FOLEYSydney Festival

JACK CHARLES V THE CROWNPerth Festival, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Helpmann Award Nomination

BODY ARMOUR National Tour

CORANDERRK: WE WILL SHOW THE COUNTRYSydney Opera House, Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival

BINDJARRA PINJAREBFootscray Arts Centre

BLACK WRITER’S LABArts House, Meat Market

BEAUTIFUL ONE DAYBelvoir

11th VICTORIAN INDIGENOUS PERFORMING ARTS AWARDSSpiegeltent Docklands

2011FOLEYMelbourne Festival

JACK CHARLES V THE CROWNBelvoir St Theatre, Brisbane festival

CORANDERRK: WE WILL SHOW THE COUNTRYLa Mama Courthouse

BODY ARMOURVictorian Tour

WADDAWEWANTWorawa Aboriginal College

BLACK WRITERS LABArts House, Meat Market

FINANCIALS

INCOMEEvent IncomePhilanthropy & DonationsOther IncomeGovernment GrantsFunds Received & TransferredTOTAL INCOME

EXPENSESSalaries, Wages & FeesPresentation & TouringOther programsMarketingInfrastructure CostsTOTAL EXPENSES

NET SURPLUS

CURRENT ASSETSCash & Cash EquivalentsTrade & Other ReceivablesOther Current AssetsTOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETSTOTAL ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIESTrade & Other PayablesShort-Term Provisions PayableIncome in AdvanceTOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIESTOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

EQUITYRetained EarningsCurrent EarningsTOTAL EQUITY

INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT

STATEMENT OFFINANCIAL POSITION

2015$

341,98340,34419,427

826,508197,268

1,425,530

963,301301,624

15,20927,316

111,4021,418,852

6,677

2015$

582,335262,67520,773

865,783

0865,783

32,16487,131

477,012596,307

0596,307

269,477

262,7996,677

269,477

2014$

316,850280,800

28,159852,318-197,267

1,280,860

836,772260,702

15,85645,375118,989

1,277,694

3,166

2014$

606,17443,59014,548

664,312

0664,312

35,32943,588

322,596401,513

0401,513

262,799

259,6333,166

262,799

This is an extract from the 2015 audited financial statements.

CORE FUNDING

PROJECT FUNDING

FUNDERS & SUPPORTERS

DONORSJerry RemkesPeter GebhardtCarolyn PoonDeb DeanIngrid Purnell

PRESENTING PARTNERSThe Forge, East Gippsland Shire CouncilHer Majesty’s, BallaratDrum TheatreFootscray Community Arts CentreFrankston Arts CentreWhitehorse CentreOrigins Festival of First Nations, LondonSouthbank Centre, LondonBwgcolman Youth Festival & Palm Island Spring FairBrisbane FestivalQueensland Performing Arts Centre

THANK YOUMany thanks to our supporters and friends who contributed to making 2015 a brilliant year for ILBIJERRI Theatre Company.

ANNUAL REPORT 2015Graphic Designer Tom William FrancisCopywriter Laura Hughes

PHOTO CREDITSFront Cover Heidrun LöhrInside Cover Nicola DracoulisBeautiful One Day Richie HallalTanderrum David HarrisNorth West of Nowhere Steven RhallMarguk Brent EdwardsCreative Development Dorine Blaise

Gavin SomersPresidentGavin Somers has been part of the ILBIJERRI board for over five years, and is current Manager of the Koori Employment Team at the Victorian Department of Justice. Gavin is also a recognised singer/songwriter and actively involved in the Melbourne arts and music community. Gavin holds an Advanced Diploma in Business Governance from Swinburne University and a Cert IV Indigenous Leadership & Community Leadership from the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre in Canberra.

Rosie SmithVice PresidentRosie Smith is a palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) woman. She is a lawyer and is currently overseeing several of the initiatives under the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement, including the Koori Court pilot project. Introduced in 2002, Victoria’s Koori Court is an innovative community-controlled project initiated under the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement. She has recently completed a Masters of Public Health at Deakin University.

Kareena Gay SecretaryKareena Gay is Kamilaroi woman from New South Wales. Kareena is a Senior Legal Policy Officer for Emergency Management Victoria. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Sydney University and a Master of Laws from Monash University. She is also President of Tarwirri, the Indigenous Law Students and Lawyers Association of Victoria (ILSLAV).

Tony McCartneyTreasurerTony McCartney is from the Wotjobaluk (VIC) and Nari Nari (NSW) Aboriginal tribes. Tony was previously the CEO and a board member of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS), the CEO of Rumbulara Aboriginal Co-operative in Moroopna Victoria, the National Chairperson of the National Aboriginal Community Control Health Organisation (NACCHO), Chairperson of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and the CEO of Stolen Generations (Victoria). Tony is currently the Indigenous Liaison Officer at Kangan Institute.

Lisa MazaDirectorLisa Maza (Meriam/Yidindji/Dutch) is a professional singer, actor, and MC. She holds a Cert IV in Business (Governance) from Victoria University, Cert III in Media (Documentary) and is currently a member of two Victorian ATSI boards and a VIPA panel member.

Glenn SheaDirectorGlenn Shea was the first Aboriginal person to graduate from NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) with a Degree in Dramatic Art. He is coordinator/lecturer in the Certificate IV in Community Service Work at Victoria Polytechnic (University) and a retired frontline Koori Youth Justice Worker with the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative. He is also the inventor of THE STORYTELLER, an interactive cultural education resource that teaches participants about Indigenous culture.

STAFFArtistic Director Rachael MazaExecutive Producer Simeon MoranInterim Executive Producer Edwina LunnAssociate Director Isaac DrandicAssociate Producer Lisa ParrisAssociate Producer Julia ValentiniEducation Manager Kamarra Bell-Wykes Development & Marketing Manager Iain FinlaysonCompany Manager Lauren Bok Finance Manager Jon HawkesOffice Manager Monica McDonaldCasual Staff Carly Sheppard & Ian Michael

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF

Indigenous Languages and Arts

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